Parcel-door attachment.



'W. A. FOGG.

PARCEL DOOR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILEDJUNES. T914. 1,186,565. v I Patented June 13, 1916.

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PARCEL DOOR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNYE 5,1914.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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PARCEL-DOOR ATTAOHMEN T.

Application filed lrune 5, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIs A. Foes, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Malden, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have injectionable, especially" in relation to the milk, inasmuch as the same is liable to contamination by catsand dogs; to be frozen in the winter; to be soured in hot weather; or to be stolen by tramps or mischievous boys,

The purpose of this inventionristheeffecting of, comparatively. inexpensive and readily applied meanswhereby an opening maybe cut through a panel of the door, preferably at both the front and rear of the house, and such opening may be provided witha hingedtleaf having means for fastening. In accomplishing this, I prefer to formtwo lightrmetal frames adapted to be clamped'tothe edges of'the cut panel and to have the leaf. hinged thereto, such leaf: being preferably the cutout portion of the panel suitably fitted to the frame, so that; there may beno need of expending time and, skill in matching-the finish of the panel andleaf. l have further soarranged the metal inner frameand outer frame that the same'can be ,fitted to any ordinary thickness of: panel without more delaythan. would be required if" all the panels were of exactly the same Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 13, 1916.

Serial No. 843,299.

and directions at a hardware store and fit up his doors therewith.

Referringto the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is aperspectlve view of a portion of an ordinary door having my parcel-door attachment applied thereto. Fig, 2 is a vertical transverseseotion of the same, the parcel door being shown partially'open. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionof the same, but with the parcel-door closed; Fig. 4:lS'flHfflC8 view of a corner portion of the inner frame and outer frame. Fig.

5 is a sectional detailview on a larger scale of theinner frame and outer frame. Fig; 6 isanother'detail view ofthe inner frame. Examining first Fig. 1, the reference numeral 1 designates a portion of the side frame of a doorway, to which a door 2is hinged, the lowest panel 3 thereof being the one preferably selected for the reception of: the parcel-door.

its upperedge, as by the hinges 6, although I: do notrestrict myself to such location of the hinges, while its lower edge is provided with a fasteningdevice, as the spring catch 7 adapted to engage the frame member. beneath.

'lheinner. frame 5' ispreferably of metal, either cast or pressed, and approximately U-shapedin cross section, but with the inner flange 9 longer thanthe other. Thisframe comprises four members,a top, two sides and a bottom member, said bottom member '10 differing fromthe others-in having; its flange orweb 9 extended and slanted to compose a water-shed 11. The opening through the panel 3 having'been cut' of asize'toloosely fit the webs-9, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3, the short web 12 rests against the surface of the panel around said edges.

For the outer side of the panel, a threepart outer frame 13 is provided, consisting of a top member and two side members,

adapted to fit within the'frame, 5 and. rest.

against the face of the panel, while its innor flange 1 L serves as the door-jamb-for the leaf 4. For fastening said inner frame and outer frame inplace, small bolts 15 are provided, the heads16 of which are not slotted but are formed with two holes 17 for engagement by a two-spurred screw driver, in order that they may not be unscrewed by trampsor boys. The nuts-19 of these bolts fit snugly between the webs 9 and 12. of the The parcel-door l is here illustrated ashinged to the frame 5 at frame 5, and are slightly tapered, as shown in Fig. 5, so that they can be fixed in the frame by suitably setting in short sections of the edge of the web 12. No screws will appear when the frame is viewed from with in the house, since the screw heads are all introduced from the latter side, and the screw points are within and concealed by the frame 5. Where the frames are of metal,

to the top member of the frame by small bolts 20 penetrating slots 21 (Figs. 2 and 6), and then screwed to the top edge of the leaf 4. Said slots permit the leaf to be adjusted to close snugly against the door-jamb 14, after which adjustment the bolts are tightened up. A spring catch 7 is attached to the lower end of the leaf 4, upon its inner face, to engage a notch 22 in the bottom frame member. V

For closing the leaf 4 from the outside, a hand-grip 23 is attached to the outer surface'thereof, the upper side of which grip is made slanting, as shown in Fig. 2, in order that'a parcel slipped in through the opening may not catch upon the hand-grip.

I prefer to form the spring catch 7 with two engaging points one in advance'of the other, the point 24, which is the first to reach the notch 22 as the leaf or parcel-door 4, being oblique on both faces, while the point 25 is parallel with said door at its inner face. Hence by partially shutting the parcel-door so that said oblique point engages the notch 22, said door is held against swinging open under the pressure of the wind, or of a eat, but it can be easily pushed open by the letter carrier, or delivery boy, or milk man, and the parcel, packages, or milk jar can be handed through the opening and left upon the floor. After such delivery, and especially after the delivery of mail matter, the parcel-door is pulled to its closed position'and the point 25 engages the notch 22. This locks the said leaf or door against the possibility of the theft of the delivered articles.

For the back and side doors ofhouses, the above-described construction is sufficient, but for the front doors, I prefer to providethe parcel-door with a lock 26, the key 27 of which is to be carried by the letter carrier and by no one else. This lock is preferably connected with the spring catch 7, so that it need not interfere with the above-described manipulation of the latter;

For the front door, I further provide the parcel-door 4 with a letter slit .30 of substantially well known arrangement, the slot through the wooden leaf being surrounded by metal plates 31, 32, the outer one 32 having a flap 33 of usual construction. While this letter slit is of value in permitting the letter carrier to leave letters without unlocking the parcel-door, said plates serve also to strengthen the leaf 4 and to keep it from warping, in case the grain of the wood is vertical in general direction. Moreover, theletter slit permits of the hand-grips being dispensed with, since the letter carrier can pull the parcel-door shut by seizing the edge of the said slit. 7

Although I have shown the inner frame and outer frame for the parcel-door in Figs.

2 to 6 as being composed of metal, yetsaid parts can readily be made from wood, as

indicated in Fig. 1. 7 While this parcel-door is specially designed for enabling the millnnan to put the milk-j ar through the house door and to leave.

the same upon the floor within the house; to accommodate the delivery boy in leaving the smaller articles of merchandise and foods; and to enable the letter carrier to leave with perfect safety the. articles sent by parcel post,-it is also well adapted for permitting the pet cat or dog to leave the house, and

7 more easily to return at any time in the night or day. If the family live upstairs, a cord can be attached to the parcel door and run to the upper floor, so that by pulling upon such cord the parcel-door can be opened wide and the cat or dog permitted to pass through.

Although I have described and shown my parcel-door attachment as applied to an ordinary house-door, it is evident that it may also be utilized for other places, as for a' thin partition, a wooden panel substituted for a pane of glass, and the like.

What I claim is: '1. The combination with a door having a rectangular opening through it, of an inner frame comprising a top, a bottom and two side members, the top and side members having flanges resting against and fastened to'the inner surface of the door, and the bottom member projecting through the door to the outside, an outer frame comprising a top and two side members each having a flange resting against and fastened to the outer surface of the door, the lower ends of the side members of the outer frame resting upon said bottom member, and a parceldoor'hinged to the top member of theinner frame and having a fastening device engaging said bottom member.

2. The combinationwith a panel having an opening through it, of a metal inner frame the members .of which are U-shaped in cross section, an outer frame, tapered nuts in the hollow of said inner frame and held therein by the slightly inturned edges thereof, bolts passing through said outer frame and engaging sald nuts and serving to clamp firmly together the said inner frame, outer faces of the panel about said opening, and frame and the edges of the panel-opening, a parcel-door hinged to said inner frame to and a parcel-door hinged to said inner frame. swing inward.

3. The combination with a panel having In testimony that I claim the foregoing 15 5 an opening through it, of an inner frame invention, I have hereunto set my hand this comprising a top, bottom and side members, 1st day of June, 1914. the bottom member having a water-shed extending beyond the outer face of the panel, WILLIS A. FOGG. an outer frame comprising top and side Witnesses:

19 members, means clamping said inner frame A. B. UPHAM,

and outer frame firmly against opposite JOSEPH W. Downs.

flopiea of this potent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents- Washington, D. 0. 

